We decided that we were going to make it a long weekend and visit Josh's family in TN, especially since we are leaving for Korea in a couple of weeks! Our plan was to leave Thursday around lunch time, however we had a last minute appointment at the Air Force base that we had to go to for our PCS. The meeting was supposed to be over by 3:30, but of course they were running an hour behind. For that reason, we ended up leaving the DC area around 4:30....which is NOT good!!! That put us right in rush hour traffic. Needless to say for the next two hours we moved VERY SLOW! Thankfully the further we got away from DC the better things were...unfortunately, that put us getting to TN around 1:30 in the morning. It actually was not that bad of a ride. The kids slept the majority of the time and thanks to a large McDonald's Carmel Mocha (which by the way is amazing) Josh and I stayed awake the entire time. Once we arrived we chatted a little with Josh's parents and then hit the hay.
Getting ready to hit the road...
Taking a dinner break at Chick fil A....YUMMY!
The next day we all were really exhausted, so we just hung around the house. The kids made forts, played tag, enjoyed being outside, and caught fireflies!
On Saturday, the entire family headed up to one of my favorite places in TN, Cades Cove. Right before you enter the cove, there is a picnic area by the water that we love going to. Matt, Josh's oldest brother, got up super early so we would have a great spot by the water :). The kids always love going there because they can play in the creek while the adults talk and get the food ready. Matt also brought his cornhole set for us to play! After we had eaten and let the kids play, we packed things up and headed to drive around the Cades Cove loop....another one of my favs! It was such a wonderful and relaxing day!
Getting things set up for the day...
Josh and his two brothers, Matt & Jonathan
The kids really loved playing cornhole...
Uncle Jonathan was also visiting from Oklahoma...we are so thankful we got to see him before our big move!
Having fun with Uncle Matt..
They love their mama.....and of course Josh is always cutting up...lol
Poor Ethan had a little fall on his skateboard the day before and messed up both of his knees :(
"Mom, this hot dog is GREAT!"
Creek time!
The kids played a little game of baseball too!
It was a little chilly and this one was getting really sleepy.....
Always the cut up.....lol
As we were eating watermelon, we looked over and sure enough a couple was getting married!! I guess they love Cades Cove too :)
Headed around the loop....
By the time we had gotten home all the kids were worn out!
More to come tomorrow......so stayed tuned!
Until Next Time,
Michelle
